Narrows

Population: 2,064
Median household income: $61,894
Median home value: $110,000

Narrows, a community in Giles County, Virginia, has 2,064 residents. At $61,894, its median household income sits below Giles County's $64,819.

Between 2019 and 2023, Narrows's population grew 3.6% from 1,993 to 2,064, while its median home value rose 18.7% from $92,700 to $110,000.

Owners occupy 78.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,064
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,894
Median home value: $110,000
Median gross rent: $869
Housing units: 1,003
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9932,064

Median household income

$50,655$61,894

Median home value

$92,700$110,000

Median gross rent

$732$869

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,993	$50,655	$92,700	$732
2020	2,108	$50,163	$88,900	$723
2021	2,099	$50,333	$90,100	$788
2022	1,990	$58,411	$103,800	$867
2023	2,064	$61,894	$110,000	$869

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5419.0%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	141	6.8%
5 to 17	428	20.7%
18 to 24	188	9.1%
25 to 34	182	8.8%
35 to 44	146	7.1%
45 to 54	392	19.0%
55 to 64	234	11.3%
65 to 74	179	8.7%
75 and over	174	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,000	96.9%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate47.4%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	6.5%
High school graduate	620	47.4%
Some college or associate's	358	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	175	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	69	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	739	80.4%
Carpooled	111	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	2.8%
Other means	10	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	329	36.8%
15 to 29 min	120	13.4%
30 to 44 min	227	25.4%
45 to 59 min	180	20.2%
60+ min	37	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 5.9% (122 of 2,064)

	Count	Share
Family households	448	57.1%
Nonfamily households	336	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	784	78.2%
Vacant	219	21.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	615	78.4%
Renter-occupied	169	21.6%

1-unit, detached89.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	895	89.2%
1-unit, attached	6	0.6%
2 to 4 units	54	5.4%
5 to 19 units	39	3.9%
20 or more units	3	0.3%
Mobile home & other	6	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5154904
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 37.3313, -80.8093